Berahim Surname

330,832nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Berahim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berahim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia5691:51,8354,031
Indonesia4081:324,14028,421
Mauritania1051:38,9993,043
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
India81:95,883,173728,828
Nepal71:4,068,70811,207
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Berahim (1,137) may also be a first name.

Berahim Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Berahim Come From? nationality or country of origin

Berahim (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ, Hindi: बेराहीम, Marathi: बेराहीम) is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Berahim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berahim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Berahim is the 330,832nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,512,552 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Berahim live; 89 percent live in Southeast Asia and 88 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 236,070th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 1,137 people.

The last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 569 people, or 1 in 51,835. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Kelantan, where 26 percent are found, Selangor, where 21 percent are found and Sabah, where 11 percent are found. Not including Malaysia Berahim is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 36 percent are found and Mauritania, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berrahim93264/
Beerahim931/
Beurahim931/
Beraheim930/
Hberahime881/
Barahim862,661/
Borahim86163/
Birahim86157/
Berahem8662/
Berehim8614/
Berohim8612/
Baerohim8019/
Berrehim805/
Berrahem805/
Hborahim801/
Borrahim801/
Bharahim801/
Beurahem801/
Barahem7128/
Borahem716/
Barohim712/
Birahem712/
Borohim712/
Birahimova711/
Berrahayem711/
Bharohim675/
Bharauim673/
Baraheam671/
Baraem62901/
Bereum6214/
Bearroheem591/
Bahreem57280/
Barrouim533/

Berahim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berahim in the Hindi language
बेराहीमberahima-
Berahim in the Marathi language
बेराहीमberahima-
Berahim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢabrahym90.91
ﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢbrahym4.55
ﺃﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢabrahym4.55

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Berahim
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